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2025 High School Team Preview: Volume VI

February 3, 2025
Indiana Staff
Prep Baseball Indiana

With the spring fast approaching, our staff has turned the focus to preparing for the 2025 spring season. Read along to find previews on a handful of programs that have already submitted their preseason questionnaire.

Find the first five editions of team previews, HERE. 

All information has been provided to us through our preseason coaches questionnaire, please email [email protected] if you have not received this poll and are a varsity head coach in the state of Indiana. 

Manchester Squires

Head Coach: Shane Smith

Class: 2A 

2024 Record: 20-7-1

Conference (2024 Record):  8-1

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/6

2025 Team Strengths:

Offensive Production + Frontline arm

Impact Players:

  • Harper Sturtsman, RHP/DH, 2027
    7-0 record, 1.43 ERA, 49 IP, 58 K --- .381 avg, 2 2B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 24 hits
  • Ethan Hendrix, SS, 2025
    .432 avg, 12 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 39 runs, 41 hits, 14 SB
  • Reiss Gaerte, CF, 2026
    .392 avg, 10 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 27 RBI, 26 runs, 31 hits
  • Evan Estep, RF, 2025
    .219 avg, 3 2B, 3 HR, 14 runs, 14 hits
  • Davin Hendrix, P/1B, 2026
    0-0 record, 3.79 ERA, 20.1 IP, 8 K --- .167 avg, 3 2B, 7 hits, 12 runs

Connersville Spartans

Head Coach: Jason Cloyd

Class: 3A 

2024 Record: 12-13

Conference (2024 Record):  8-6

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/8

2025 Team Strengths:

Experience, Pitching Depth, & Team Speed 

Impact Players:

  • Kolton Deboard, MIF/OF/RHP, 2025
    5-1 record, 2.62 ERA, 32 IP, 21 K --- .378 avg, 17 hits, 15 runs
  • Gavin Brannon, MIF/RHP, 2026
    6-2 record, 3.78 ERA, 50 IP, 62 K --- .222 avg, 14 hits
  • Parker Flanigan, CF, 2027
    .317 avg, 7 2B, 17 runs, 24 hits, 10 SB
  • Brody Shearer, MIF/RHP, 2026
    .278 avg, 4 2B, 16 RBI, 22 hits --- 0-1 record, 4.74 ERA, 10.1 IP, 13 K
  • Zaine Bentley, 1B, 2026
    .233 avg, 7 2B, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 17 hits
  • Brayden Keller, C/OF, 2027
    .176 avg, 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 hits, 10 runs
  • Collin Goode, INF/RHP, 2028 

Jay County Patriots

Head Coach: Todd Farr

Class: 3A

2024 Record: 13-12

Conference (2024 Record):  4-2

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/6

2025 Team Strengths:

Experience & Pitching

Impact Players:

Churubusco Eagles

Head Coach: Jordan Turner

Class: 2A 

2024 Record: 5-23-1

Conference (2024 Record):  3-7

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 5/3

2025 Team Strengths:

Senior Returners

Impact Players:

Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets

Head Coach: Matt Urban

Class: 3A 

2024 Record: 8-19

Conference (2024 Record):  5-9

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/2

2025 Team Strengths:

Experienced position players

Impact Players:

North Putnam Cougars

Head Coach: Brian Henry

Class: 2A

2024 Record: 12-7

Conference (2024 Record):  5-5

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/8

2025 Team Strengths:

Pitching Depth, energy around the program

Impact Players:

  • Kaden Helderman, LHP/CF/1B, 2025
    .348 avg, 4 2B, 24 runs, 24 hits, 12 RBI, 12 SB --- 4-1 record, 2.31 ERA, 33.1 IP, 35 K
  • Braxton Woodall, DH/1B, 2025
    .239 avg, 11 hits, 9 RBI, 9 runs
  • Griffen Starr, 2B/SS/RHP, 2026
    .150 avg, 6 hits --- 0-1 record, 6.1 IP, 5.53 ERA
  • Alex McKenzie, 3B/RHP, 2026
    .263 avg, 6 2B, 17 RBI, 15 hits, 13 runs --- 1-1 record, 5.57 ERA, 16.1 IP, 13 K
  • Brayden Chew, SS/C/RHP, 2027
    .452 avg, 13 RBI, 28 hits
  • Owen Thurman, OF/LHP, 2027
    .182 avg, 8 hits --- 3.2 IP

Frankfort Hot Dogs 

Head Coach: Andy Dudley

Class: 3A

2024 Record: 13-15

Conference (2024 Record):  5-9

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 7/5

2025 Team Strengths:

Experience, Pitching Depth

Impact Players:

Blackford Bruins

Head Coach: Tony Uggen

Class: 2A 

2024 Record: 18-10

Conference (2024 Record):  5-2

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/2

2025 Team Strengths:

Starting Pitching + Catcher

Impact Players:

  • Max Bonewit, C/RHP, 2025
    .408 avg, 7 2B, 3 HR, 31 RBI --- 10.2 IP, 3.94 ERA, 1-0 record
  • Trenton Norton, 3B/SS/RHP, 2026
    .239 avg, 1 2B, 9 RBI --- 2-2 record, 21.1 IP, 4.27 ERA 
  • Trey McIntire, OF/3B/RHP, 2026
     .320 avg, 4 2B, 13 RBI --- 1-2 record, 27 IP, 2.33 
  • Easton Massey, OF/RHP, 2026
    .143 average
  • Owen Norton, SS/2B/RHP, 2028
  • Corbin Parrott, 3B/2B/RHP, 2028
  • Kaden Price, 1B/P, 2028

Mishawaka Cavemen

Head Coach: John Huemmer

Class: 4A 

2024 Record: 15-15

Conference (2024 Record):  8-6

Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/6

2025 Team Strengths:

Pitching, Team Speed, & Experience

Impact Players: